Pope to U.S.: Migration policies built on force, not truth, ‘will end badly’
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has urged U.S. Catholics and people of goodwill to not give in to…
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The sick come to Lourdes to find peace, heal internally, US pilgrimage organizer says
byBy Caroline de Sury, OSV News Even though a pilgrimage peak is some months away, the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes celebrated its…
African Catholics join forces against human trafficking in unprecedented campaign
byBy Ngala Killian Chimton, OSV News YAOUNDE, Cameroon — Marches and Masses in more than 30 African countries were organized Feb. 8 to raise…
Higher mission: Military, police recommit to faith during Jubilee
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service ROME — A group of U.S. pilgrims who crossed the threshold of the Holy Door at the Basilica…
US Sunday Mass attendance back to pre-pandemic levels
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News Sunday Mass attendance in person at Catholic churches in the U.S. is back to pre-pandemic levels — although just…
Bishop Barron: Marriage ‘a source of hope’ and ‘antidote to loneliness’
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News Ahead of national and international celebrations of matrimony, Bishop Robert E. Barron said that marriage is “a source of…
Seitz: Human trafficking is ‘rejection of God-given dignity of every human being’
byBy OSV News WASHINGTON — Human trafficking “is not only a serious crime” but it also “is a rejection of the God-given dignity of…
Warm welcome, hot tickets: Sisters help U.S. visitors see the pope
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service ROME — Smiles, laughter, prayer and strategizing abound at the Bishops’ Office for U.S. Visitors to the Vatican….
Former CRS chief: USAID closure ‘could actually cause death’
byBy Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON — Amid ongoing uncertainty about the future of the U.S. Agency for International Development, the former head of…
Human trafficking is a disgrace, pope says on eve of world day of prayer
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The fight against human trafficking requires a global response and coordinated efforts at every level,…